“I talked to him. … He’s got to get into pitching again and get going. He knows that,” Santana told MLB.com’s Marty Noble. “He’s got to get his mechanics and his command.”

ESPN Radio’s Brandon Tierney said on his talk show this morning that re-signing Perez to a three-year $36 million deal was insane. Tierney, who clearly isn’t a Perez fan, said spending that much money on someone who has more losses than wins in his career and is so erratic might not be worth it, which leads us to the . . .

Question of the Day: Do you agree with him? Was re-signing Perez a mistake or can Warthen work wonders?